Kossuth

American

[kos-ooth, kaw-shoot] / ˈkɒs uθ, ˈkɔ ʃʊt /

noun

Ferenc 1841–1914, Hungarian statesman.
his father Lajos 1802–94, Hungarian patriot, statesman, and writer.

Kossuth British

/ ˈkoʃuːt /

noun

Lajos (ˈlɔjoʃ). 1802–94, Hungarian statesman. He led the revolution against Austria (1848) and was provisional governor (1849), but he fled when the revolt was suppressed (1849)

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Legend says Hungarian leaders, including Lajos Kossuth, rested beneath it before the 1849 Battle of Kápolna.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025

“This process will be concluded today in Budapest,” Mr. Orban said Friday morning on Kossuth Radio.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2024

The Kossuth County Speedway in Algona, Iowa, said its leaders “do not condone” the comments made by the announcer before the races on July 15, but it called them an isolated incident.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 22, 2021

"If we take stock of the issues that have emerged, I do not see any particularly difficult issues," Orban told Hungarian Kossuth radio.

From Reuters • Jan. 20, 2012

Always a fiery democrat, Damjanich uncompromisingly supported the extremist views of Kossuth, and was appointed commander of one of the three divisions which, under G�rgei, entered Vācz in April 1849.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various

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